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Tennessee's 5th congressional district

U.S. House district for Tennessee

Summary

U.S. House district for Tennessee

FieldValue
stateTennessee
district number5
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeAndy Ogles
partyRepublican
residenceCulleoka
distribution ref
percent urban88.68
percent rural11.32
population835,216
population year2024
median income$96,192
percent white69.2
percent hispanic10.3
percent black11.8
percent asian4.2
percent more than one race3.9
percent other race0.6
cpviR+8

| percent more than one race = 3.9

The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023.

In the past, the fifth district has been nearly synonymous with Tennessee's capital city, Nashville, as the district has almost always been centered on Nashville throughout the 20th and early 21st centuries. The city is a center for the music, healthcare, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home to numerous colleges and universities (its old nickname was "the Athens of the South"). It is also home to the Grand Ole Opry and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, earning it the nickname "Music City".

Since the 2022 election cycle, there is no longer a congressional district centered on the city of Nashville itself. Democrat Jim Cooper, the prior holder of the office, alleged that the district was gerrymandered to favor Republican candidates. Prior to the 2020 House Redistricting Cycle, the district contained the entirety of Davidson County (which is coterminous with Nashville), making it a safe seat for the Democratic Party. Following redistricting, Nashville was split into 3 separate districts, effectively diluting the city's heavily Democratic voter base into the surrounding suburban and rural counties, which lean strongly Republican.

It is the wealthiest congressional district in the state of Tennessee.

Composition

For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:

Davidson County (4)

: Belle Meade, Forest Hills, Nashville (part; also 6th and 7th), Oak Hill

Lewis County (1)

: Hohenwald

Marshall County (4)

: All 4 communities

Maury County (4)

: All 4 communities

Wilson County (7)

: Gladeville, Green Hill, Greenvale (part; also 6th), Lebanon (part; also 6th), Mount Juliet (part; also 6th), Norene, Rural Hill

Williamson County (5)

: Brentwood (part; also 7th), Franklin (part; also 7th), Nolensville, Spring Hill (shared with Maury County), Thompson's Station (part; also 7th)

Recent election results

; Results under old lines (2013-2023)

'*Results under new lines *(2023–present)'''''

Recent election results from statewide races

Results under 2022 lines

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentMcCain 57% - 41%
2012PresidentRomney 61% - 39%
2016PresidentTrump 56% - 39%
2018SenateBlackburn 49.54% - 49.50%
GovernorLee 54% - 43%
2020PresidentTrump 55% - 43%
SenateHagerty 58% - 40%
2022GovernorLee 59% - 40%
2024PresidentTrump 58% - 40%
SenateBlackburn 58% - 40%

History

Following the 1950 census, Tennessee expanded briefly to ten districts. Even though it has since contracted back to nine districts, that marked the beginning of the continuous period where the 5th district was centered on Davidson County/Nashville.

From 1941 to 1957, Nashville was represented by J. Percy Priest, who was the House majority whip in the 81st and 82nd Congresses. A dam in eastern Davidson County and the lake formed by the dam are both named in his memory.

Priest died just before the Election of 1956, and the Democrats turned to Carlton Loser. Loser won that election, and then to two more Congresses after that. Loser appeared to win another Democratic nomination in 1962, but his primary came under investigation for voter fraud, and a court ordered a new election. In this new election, Loser was defeated by former state senator Richard Fulton.

Richard "Dick" Fulton represented the 5th from 1963 until August 1975, when he retired from Congress to become the second mayor of metropolitan Nashville. Following the 1970 census, while Fulton was representing the district, Tennessee briefly contracted to eight congressional districts. During the 1970s, the district encompassed Davidson, Cheatham, and Robertson counties. This contraction of congressional districts forced the first time in thirty years that Davidson County was not the sole county in the district. (The fifth was only Davidson County from 1943 to 1972.)

Once Fulton was Nashville's mayor, he was succeeded in Congress by former state senator Clifford Allen. Allen served for only a term and a half (November 1975 - June 1978) before he died in office due to complications from a heart attack suffered a month earlier.

In the election of 1978, the fifth district selected state senator Bill Boner. He served in Congress for ten years, and then succeeded Fulton as mayor of Nashville. Boner was succeeded in 1988 by Bob Clement, former president of Cumberland University and son of the former governor Frank G. Clement. Clement served seven terms in Congress, where he represented Davidson and Robertson counties. He was one of the 81 Democratic congressmen who voted for the Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Clement did not run for re-election in 2002, as he was running for the open U.S. Senate seat left by retiring Fred Thompson. He won the Democratic nomination easily, but was defeated in the general election by former governor Lamar Alexander. Clement was succeeded in Congress by Jim Cooper, who, like Clement, was also the son of a former governor. Cooper is considered a blue dog Democrat. According to On The Issues, he is deemed "moderate", but is slightly to the left of the political center. After the 2020 United States redistricting cycle moved the 5th district to the Republican-leaning suburbs to the south of Nashville, Cooper announced that he would not run again in 2022. He was succeeded in Congress by Andy Ogles, the former mayor of Maury County.

List of members representing the district

Member
(Residence)PartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District formatting March 4, 1813
[[File:Grundy-felix-by-wb-cooper.jpg100px]]
Felix Grundy
(Nashville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1813 –
July 1814Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1813.
Resigned.1813–1823
Bedford, Davidson, Lincoln, Rutherford, and Williamson counties
VacantnowrapJuly 1814 –
September 16, 1814
[[File:Portrait of Governor Newton Cannon.jpg100px]]
Newton Cannon
(Williamson County)Democratic-RepublicannowrapSeptember 16, 1814 –
March 3, 1817Elected to finish Grundy's term.
Re-elected in 1815.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Grand Master Thomas Claiborne.jpg100px]]
Thomas Claiborne
(Nashville)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819Elected in 1817.
Retired.
[[File:Portrait of Governor Newton Cannon.jpg100px]]
Newton Cannon
(Williamson County)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1823Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1821.
Retired.
Robert Allen
(Carthage)Democratic-RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Retired.1823–1833
Smith, Sumner, and Wilson counties
JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Robert Desha
(Gallatin)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired.
[[File:Portrait of Governor William Hall.jpg100px]]
William Hall
(Sumner County)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833Elected in 1831.
Retired.
John B. Forester
(McMinnville)JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.1833–1843
Anti-JacksoniannowrapMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
[[File:HLTurney.jpg100px]]
Hopkins L. Turney
(Winchester)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
[[File:Hon. Jones - NARA - 528402.jpg100px]]
George Washington Jones
(Fayetteville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1853Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Re-elected in 1847.
Re-elected in 1849.
Re-elected in 1851.
Redistricted to the .1843–1853
[[File:CharlesReady.jpg100px]]
Charles Ready
(Murfreesboro)WhignowrapMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855Elected in 1853.
Re-elected in 1855.
Re-elected in 1857.
Lost re-election.1853–1861
Know NothingnowrapMarch 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1859
[[File:Hon. Robert Hatton, Tenn - NARA - 528692.jpg100px]]
Robert H. Hatton
(Lebanon)OppositionnowrapMarch 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861Elected in 1859.
Retired to join the Confederate Army.
District inactivenowrapMarch 3, 1861 –
July 24, 1866Civil War and Reconstruction
[[File:Portrait of Governor William Campbell.jpg100px]]
William B. Campbell
(Lebanon)National UnionnowrapJuly 24, 1866 –
March 3, 1867Elected in 1865.
Retired.1866–1873
John Trimble
(Nashville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869Elected in 1867.
Retired.
[[File:William f prosser congress.jpg100px]]
William F. Prosser
(Nashville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1868.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Edward Golladay.jpg100px]]
Edward I. Golladay
(Lebanon)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Horace Harrison - Brady-Handy.jpg100px]]
Horace Harrison
(Nashville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the and lost re-election.1873–1883
[[File:JohnMorganBright.jpg100px]]
John M. Bright
(Fayetteville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Lost re-election as an Independent Democrat.
[[File:Richard Warner (Tennessee Congressman).jpg100px]]
Richard Warner
(Lewisburg)DemocraticMarch 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1885Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Lost renomination.
1883–1893
[[File:James D Richardson.jpg100px]]
James D. Richardson
(Murfreesboro)DemocraticMarch 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1905Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Retired.
1893–1903
1903–1913
[[File:William C. Houston.jpg100px]]
William C. Houston
(Woodbury)DemocraticMarch 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired.
1913–1923
[[File:Ewin L. Davis (Tennessee Congressman).jpg100px]]
Ewin L. Davis
(Tullahoma)DemocraticMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.
1923–1933
[[File:Joseph Byrns.jpg100px]]
Jo Byrns
(Nashville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
June 4, 1936Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Died.1933–1943
VacantnowrapJune 4, 1936 –
January 3, 1937
Richard M. Atkinson
(Nashville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1939Elected in 1936.
Lost renomination.
[[File:JosephWByrnsJr.jpg100px]]
Jo Byrns Jr.
(Nashville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941Elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
[[File:James Percy Priest, Congressional portrait collection.jpg100px]]
Percy Priest
(Nashville)Independent DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Mccord-jim-nance.jpg100px]]
Jim Nance McCord
(Lewisburg)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945Elected in 1942.
Retired to run for Governor of Tennessee.1943–1953
[[File:Harold Earthman.jpg100px]]
Harold Earthman
(Murfreesboro)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947Elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Joe L. Evins.jpg100px]]
Joe L. Evins
(Smithville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:James Percy Priest, Congressional portrait collection.jpg100px]]
Percy Priest
(Nashville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1953 –
October 12, 1956Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Died.1953–1963
VacantnowrapOctober 12, 1956 –
January 3, 1957
[[File:J. Carlton Loser (Tennessee Congressman).jpg100px]]
J. Carlton Loser
(Nashville)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1963Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Richard Fulton.jpg100px]]
Richard Fulton
(Goodlettsville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1963 –
August 14, 1975Elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Resigned to become Mayor of Nashville.1963–1973
1973–1983
Cheatham, Davidson, and Robertson counties.
VacantnowrapAugust 14, 1975 –
November 25, 1975
[[File:Clifford Allen.jpg100px]]
Clifford Allen
(Nashville)DemocraticnowrapNovember 25, 1975 –
June 18, 1978Elected to finish Fulton's term.
Re-elected in 1976.
Died.
VacantnowrapJune 18, 1978 –
January 3, 1979
[[File:Bill Boner.jpg100px]]
Bill Boner
(Nashville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 1979 –
October 5, 1987Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Resigned to become Mayor of Nashville.
1983–1993
Davidson and Robertson counties.
VacantnowrapOctober 5, 1987 –
January 19, 1988
[[File:BobClement.jpg100px]]
Bob Clement
(Nashville)DemocraticJanuary 19, 1988 –
January 3, 2003Elected to finish Boner's term.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1993–2003
Davidson and Robertson counties.
[[File:Jim Cooper, Official Portrait, ca2013.jpg100px]]
Jim Cooper
(Nashville)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2023Elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Retired.2003–2013
[[File:TN05 109.gif300px]]
Cheatham, Davidson, and Wilson counties.
2013–2023
[[File:Tennessee US Congressional District 5 (since 2013).tif300px]]
Cheatham, Davidson, and Dickson counties.
[[File:Congressman Andy Ogles 2022.jpg100px]]
Andy Ogles
(Culleoka)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2023 –
presentElected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.2023–present
[[File:Tennessee's 5th congressional district in Nashville (since 2023).svg300px]]
Davidson, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, Williamson, and Wilson counties.

Notes

References

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